This project is designed for furthering the ongoing GLTN country-level engagement in selected municipalities in Nepal aligning with the GLTN strategic Plan 2018-2030, UNDAF 2018-2022 and the UN Socio-Economic Recovery Framework for Nepal, and supporting an up-scale FFP approach for tenure security. The major objective of this project is to […]
Promoting Community-led and Climate Resilience Land-Agriculture Practices for Sustainable Livelihood of Rural Communities (CRI)
The Climate Resilient Land-Agriculture campaign has been conducted in Lakshminia, Purano Kantibazar, and Naya Basti of Gaushala Municipality-12 under Madhesh Province, and Panchpokhari Thangpal Rural Municipality -2 Baruwa (Dale, Bolgaun, and Salme) in Sindhupalchok district under Bagmati Province with the facilitation of the Community Self-Reliance Service Centre supported by World […]
Mauriniya Cooperative Transforms Lives of Landless Families
Mauraniya is a small village in Tikapur of Kailali district in Sudurpaschim province. Mostly women run the village; men are mostly migrated to India in search of labor work. Thirty-five landless families are living here for twenty five years. Currently, each family ploughs less than a hectare of land, but […]
Fruits of Consistent Struggle: Happiness in Village-Block
In and around 1990, Nepal government conducted land survey in various part of the country. Survey team also went to Khayarmara area of Bardibas Municipality in Mahottari District. The team carried out a wholesome survey of the village. In this way, 64 households of Khayarmara village became a ‘village block’ […]
A Bud Blossoming in Sagarnath Home People’s StoriesA Bud Blossoming in Sagarnath
Sagarnath area of Sarlahi district had thick forest before 2005. Gradually, the forest smugglers cleared the forest and sold the trees inside and outside of Nepal. Many people who were living along the bank of the rivers of Makawanpur, Sindhuli, Parsa and other districts came to live inside the area. […]
My new house has given me a new Identity
Januka Thapa Magar, 41 is a permanent resident of Uttargaya Rural Municipality ward no 4, Pairebesi. Born in neighboring district Nuwakot, She was married in a small age due to her family impoverished status. Although, Magar has a huge family of 9 members her limited land only produces food enough to her […]
Landless Minor Acquired Land Rights Certificate
Santosh Nagarkoti of Helambu Rural Municipality ward no 2 , Kiul became an orphan at a very small age after his farther untimely died in 2006 and his mother got second marriage. Santosh took all the responsibilities such as her education, health, care and others of his small sister. He […]
Landless Flood Victims Ensure Access to Land
There was a village of 33 landless households in Guleriya municipality-4 of Bardiya district. The landless people had been living there since 1987. The land where they were living remained unregistered and belonged to government. The landless farmers were struggling to get land rights certificate for long. However, due to […]
I Acquired Power Through Land
My Name is Dol Maya Karki. I live in Kisan Nagar of Mahottari district. Albeit I was interested in studying in my childhood my parents never sent me school due to poverty. My parents forced me to get married with a farmer- Netra Bahadur Karki of Bardibas ward-6 Kishannagar, Mahottari […]
Enhanced Power to Claim for Rights
In Bharatpur VDC, Mahottari there is a Sada community (Dalit). In 2010 DLRF Mahottari organized a meeting to establish a VLRF. Consequently, 27 households from the community came together to form the Ranga Lal Village Land Rights Forum in Bharatpur VDC-1. All of the community members earned their livelihoods through […]